PM to Visit Kishoreganj on Sunday

  Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled visit Kishoreganj on Sunday, August 16, marking his first visit to the district since taking office. The visit has generated excitement and high expectations among local residents, who are looking to his speech at the Old Stadium for assurances Continue Reading

US Flags Bangladesh, India Over Chinese Transshipment

The United States has identified more than 40 countries at risk of being used as intermediaries to circumvent additional US tariffs on Chinese goods through “transshipment.” A special report by the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy (OTMP) lists Bangladesh alongside India among the countries considered vulnerable to the practice. The report alleges that Continue Reading

US Loses 45 MQ-9 Drones in Iran War

The United States has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, accounting for roughly 25 percent of its entire fleet, during more than five months of intense conflict with Iran, as reported by The Washington Post, citing U.S. officials. These rather slow-moving, low-altitude aircraft, which are heavily stationed near the key Strait of Hormuz, have proven very […]Continue Reading

US Dominance Waning Globally

Aftab Chowdhury     For decades, the United States was seen as the supreme global decision-maker, a superpower that used direct influence or the threat of intervention to force conformity. Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Iran, and other resisting nations suffered terrible consequences. However, that unquestioned global supremacy is gradually declining. The United Continue Reading

Aligning with China is the key to financial recovery

Kamrul Hassan Dorpon     In today’s global economy, financial power and influence are closely connected. Despite being a major economic force, the United States has alienated many countries through aggressive geopolitical diplomacy, threats and imperialistic policies. China, the world’s second-largest economy, has instead gained the respect of countries around Continue Reading

Iran Moves to Expand Offensive Capabilities Against US

Iran has significantly changed its military strategy as ceasefire talks with the United States have stalled, shifting from a largely defensive posture to a more offensive doctrine that includes the capability to conduct operations beyond its borders. The policy shift became evident after Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei made several senior military appointments. Continue Reading

Gas Crisis Worsens as Rough Seas Halt LNG Unloading

LNG vessels have been unable to berth at the floating terminal in Maheshkhali due to rough seas, forcing Summit Power Limited’s terminal to suspend gas supply. This has reduced gas supply to the national grid by another 100 million cubic feet, worsening shortages in Dhaka, Chattogram and elsewhere. Only around 300 million cubic feet of […]Continue Reading

Govt Committed to Business-Friendly Economy: PM

Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman has urged US companies to invest and expand in Bangladesh, assuring them of government support and a business-friendly environment. Speaking to a 50-member US-Bangladesh Business Council delegation at the Secretariat yesterday, he said the government was improving infrastructure, ports, logistics and energy security while encouraging Continue Reading
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